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Osman Samiuddin's verdict on the first day at Centurion

Scotland's bid to secure a place in the Intercontinental Cup final was dented by a determined performance by UAE's batsmen of the first day of their Group A match at Sharjah. At the close UAE, who won the toss, were 271 for 3

Round-up of the second day of the Plate Group semi-finals in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy

Karnataka stole a march towards a semifinal spot in the Ranji Trophy, posting a massive 570, but Saurashtra's openers showed they were no pushovers, posting a rousing unbeaten century stand in response

Round-up of the second day of the seventh round matches of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy Super League

A round-up of the State Twenty20 games

South Africa fought back valiantly in the afternoon with three quick wickets as Pakistan wasted a promising position on the first day at Centurion. And despite Inzamam-ul-Haq going to stumps unbeaten on 35, Pakistan have a lot of hard work ahead of them

Round-up of the first day of the Plate Group semi-finals in the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy

Round-up of the first day of the seventh round matches of the 2006-07 Ranji Trophy Super League

Rahul Dravid, the cynosure of all eyes, helped himself to a typically even-paced fifty and Karnataka ended the first day on 329 for 4.

A fired-up Shaun Tait proved too much for Queensland as South Australia ended the Bulls' hopes of reaching the Twenty20 final

A 52-ball century from Michael Dighton buried New South Wales and earned Tasmania a place in the final as the Blues fell 37 runs short of the target

After the useful workout for the batsmen, Scotland's bowlers managed to find their groove before rain brought an early finish to their two-day warm-up match against a UAE Development XI in Sharjah

David Hussey and Cameron White booked a home final for Victoria with an incredible win against Western Australia, passing the visitors' score of 201 with 11 balls to spare

A round-up of the first round of matches in the KFC Cup

Summary of Round 6 of the State Shield matches

Australia showed no mercy as they crushed England by 77 runs in the Twenty20 at Sydney after piling up the largest total at international level

Rain ruined the deciding ODI between New Zealand and Sri Lanka as the match was abandoned without a ball being bowled

Shahid Nazir took 5 for 61, and there were hundreds for Morne van Wyk and Arno Jacobs, as Pakistan's warm-up match against a Rest of South Africa XI petered out into a draw at Kimberley

Ryan Watson, the Scotland batsman, struck a fine hundred on his comeback during the first day against a UAE Development XI at Sharjah